Super Dad and So-So Mom

May 27, 2009 by Barbara.

Reid and I were listening to “Super Dad” by Jam Sandwich on the way home from school yesterday. Reid asked me why there wasn’t a “Super Mom” song, too. I said that I didn’t know why and asked Reid what she thought the reason could be. Reid didn’t know either but suggested that they’d sing “Super Mom” in the places where they sing “Super Dad” in the original and then sing about moms doing dad-jobs. I couldn’t resist asking what she meant by “dad-jobs”.

Reid explained, “Dads fix fings.” She continued, “And dads build fings that don’t fall apart.” Unlike moms who build things that *do* fall apart, I guess. She also told me that dads can do much more than moms. Feeling a little worried, I asked Reid what jobs moms usually did that dads don’t.

Reid thought a bit and at last came up with, “Moms sing songs.” I asked if there wasn’t anything else that moms do. After still more thinking, Reid finally said that moms clean the house. And eventually she remembered that moms plant gardens. I’m in trouble, here, folks. Reid doesn’t let me sing very often anymore and I don’t think I’ll be nominated for any good housemaker awards. As for my gardening abilities, I tend to be better at the planting then weeding or watering.

Since I’m a glutton for punishment, I asked which parent does more. Definitely dads, according to Reid. She talked again about fixing and building things and then added that dads are big and strong. In fact, Reid noted, “Dads are so good at working faster than moms.” Reid decided to pursue the topic. Like Diego, she wanted to review what we’d learned. She had me list the 3 things that moms can do and then all of the things that dads can do. Just in case I missed her point, Reid asked, “Which parent can’t do as much?” And I had to answer, “Moms.” But I protested that I thought Reid had missed one or two things that I can do. Like take photos, cook, sew, knit and …

In the end, I guess there is a very good reason that there is no “Super Mom” song because moms just don’t do enough to warrant it.

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